The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 06, 1926, Image 1
CANDIDATES SPEAK HEBE
[ Come 'fotfctnmg Far aud Against
| J T? bn Soft Drink* v .
The candidates for goverii&r, lieutenant
governor and commissioner of
agriculture spoke to one of the,largest
crowds of the entire campaign
at the , court hoUae here Monday.
After the candidates for commissioner
of agriculture und the two seeking
the office Of lieutenant governor had
. finished the crowd was so'large that
many could not gain entrance into
the court roona and tb? candidates
for governor spoke from a truck under
the shade of the trees on the
. court house lawn. r V
In the evening the candidates;were
invited io Bethune to a picnic dinner
" and there ,fi. a grove .where electrle
lights had been strung the candidates
K with the exception ' of ' about three
F addressed the voters of that section
upon practically the same lines as at
Camden. One of the candidates made
I.: the statement that at Bctliuiie thr
crowd wad the largest that had greeted,
the party.
At both places many .women were
in the audience and all candidates received
the most earnest attention of
the crowd. The Columbia State sent
a special * representative to Camden
for the day and )Mr. R. E> Grier sent
the following report to his paper
which appeared in TuesdayV paper:
"The question now before- you-iswhether
the free untrammelled Demoi,
crats of South Carolina shall rule or
whether the people shall sit idly by
and let -this great corporation, with
"""jifeadquartcrs in Atlanta, rule in* the
Palmetto 1 saU. Shall we turn^the
government over to the Coca-Cola
trust or shall we rule?"?E. B. Jackson
..
"You farmers had better )vatch
out. Ycu had better wake up. If
you don't, they will run over you
roughshod. They are not backing
Laney for Government, either. This
Coca-Gola organisation is oile of the
mort dangerou^ve, * Soath Carolina."?Geo*ge
K. Laney.
"My friend, I. C. Blackwood, Ice
CoM GOcs^o^-Blickwood, seems "to
think that the right to drink cocacola
is as great as the right of free
. sngech, as important as the right of
trial by jury. There is one issue in
this campaign?rail others are second,
to it. It is that of self-rule, selfgovernment
or?-government by
?money of the coca-cola manufacturDo
we wattt td brlig hack -tto?;
disgraceful days of the court of
JlchSea" II or the: debauchery that
marked the declining days of ,the
Roman empire?"?John Jf. MoMah^Ur
Vlf elected governor, I ..Will veto
any bill 'tliat comes to mo that takes
off the tax on soft, drinks and raises
\ tm^p^peWy tax even dne-quarter of
a mill. Every penny from the soft
drink tax goes to the public schools.
I put the tax there, so as not to increase
the tax on farms."?-Carroll D.
Nance. .
"IUT?y past of the staiT^the; textile
workers are among our best
people and thfeyv are the largest cori*
sumefs, in proportion to numbers, of
' soft drinks and on thkm falls the
burden of the sbft drink tax. This
tax is. a discrimination against that
class and is .a violation of the spirit
of the constitution, in that it is class
discrimination."--!. 0. Blackwood. J|
ever during the state camp Sign
now tn progress there had been any
indefiniUnesa as to 'Hssues"?if ever
there had been a sort of lack of
crystallisation in discussions, that indefiniteness
and* that lack was removed,
tend removed, with no gentle
hand, in the campaign meeting at
[ v ^"Are you ap advocate of a tax on
soft drinks -or are you opposed to
suchVtaxt"
of the candidates rather skived ^je
rQ^ue"or, touched it Ughtly, but others
jumped, squarely into the discussion
and gave their, views. Judging from
the sentiments" expressed at Camden,
today, thA.s?ft_<l?ink tax and the
campaign which men opposed to the
soft drink tax a<? said to be conducting,
will biClthe mt\in iisnes, and the
deciding issues/- in the last half of the
race.
fftcfreal^lj^wo ..weatf' of rqst
and stimulated by the presence of
A /Iajge^ 'lai^^maiksbly attentive
' audience in wh}ch>weremany women,
the. candidates A>F ***** offices spoke
. **v.r>r .rtiww and mm *tcorded
close attention.
Ths court room, in thrap^r
[? , -
that adjournment was had to the
governor speaking from a truck which
had been placed in the shade of handsome.
magnolias. All of the other
candidates sopke in the court room.
-^Fhe first speaker for governor was
Thon^ar^g Peoplf?|||hp was introduced
by the county chairman, R. H.
Hilton, World war veteran and a
congressional medal of honor man.
After* revie wlb/ succinctly his tkc?
ord as a public official and a mender
stressed the l^d of
efficiency and economy in state goveiSfthent
and spoke of the possibility
of consolidating various departments
of government. te discussed the Importance
of exercislngr care in the
election Of nhembers of TBgieneral
assembly, the limited power*? :the
governor and said thai there was mo
auditing
tect the people from lax banking
methods and decried the making of
promises prior to the eleCtioA. 21^<
>2 John G. Richards, inext candidate
for governor to speak, declared that
he was on his native heath* among,
the friends of his boyhood, Jj. After
speakingpcdf^hia public service, sayIny^thaths
ha<T afoaye; regard^
^phh{lic office as.a public trust,*'-he
political hrovement and affairs the
next governor would be from Kershaw,
at which the crowd cheered; 1
^. "Are yotr satisfied with condition
as they are at present or do you
'hb asked "*0?"W yeats the state
has been governed and controlled by
comml?sione?faaid I appeal ?o? a clearing
out of the State House in Co'iWbat
are conditions in Columbia!
You have conditions there that have
never before' been in eafls'tanei^^lhe
-total tax?state levy, 6-0-1 law and!
constitutional levy?is 1ft 1-4 mills
on every borne, mule, farm and cow;
an<J despito that levy, they have now
^WILJ, I, AST FOUR DAYS
,, 'usffl?? < f - '- > County
Fair, Which Ope em n?v. 10,
WiU Have Extra Day This Fall
Q ,ii .-U-- T.
At a recent mooting ot, the Kershaw
County Fair committee the
dates for the fair wore set for November
10, 11, 12 and 18, and it will bo
seen by the dates that the fair-this
year will run for four;d*y?, winding
up on Saturday, instead of tho usual
Friday week-end. ... " " ''
A main exhibit hall, built of galvanised
iron, will be erected to House
the main exhibits. Last year a tent
was used for this purpose and tKte
proposed building wlil measure 40 by
100 feet and will give ample room. .
The midway attraction will be the
Bernard! Greater Shows, which are
now showing at the'New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania state fairs.
It is said to be one of the best attraCitor\8
now on the road. ,
-- The premiums h*?A been increased
this year and the fair booklets will#be
ready for distribution in September.
Thursday* November 11, will- be
known as school day at the fair,
featured (by a mammoth school
parade. An added feature for "this
year will he Saturday, November 13,
which has been set a hurt as negro
school day, when the negro schools
of the county and their teachers will
be admitted to the fair grounds free
of charge. The exhibits wilt remain
in place oh this day until 4 o'clock
fii tW afternoon, giving every one
ample time to yiew them. The white
-sehool children and teachers, will of
course, also be admitted free on
Thursday. .?
kjThese annual fairs commenced in
111922, after a long lapse, with a very
smdll capital and 'during the three
years the fair association has paid
out something over $1.800 in premiuma
throughout the county, the association
owes nothing and ?ow has in
cash on hand something over $1,00(1.
The fair committee this year Is
composed of H. G. Carrison, Jr.,
chairman; J. B. Zemp, vice-chairman;
J. Wa Zanders, secretary,* and- Mrs.
B. R Truegdale, assistant secretary.
The committee urges the citizens of
the county to begin how in preparing
exhibits for the fair.
-,1^1 1 i. t;, ?- .,
FOR TREASURER
I Hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of Treasurer of
Kershaw County, subject to the rules
and Regulations of - the Democratic
jSitrty.' OSCA& J. SMYRL.
7? ' - FIVE
GIRLS KILLED
And One Injured When Train Cranh^
Into Truck Near Caston I?
gastonia, N. C? Aug. 1.?Five girls
were killed and one seriously injured
at a grade crossing between Gastonla
and Bessemer City late this afternoon
when a light truck in which they were
riding was struck and demolished by
Southern passenger ttlin No. 46
of the new Crescent
Limited gireen locomotives.
The dead are; Bertha Wright, Iff,
wnd Laura Wright, 20, sisters; Inea
arid Wiliard Jenkins, sisters, about
the same afce; and Annie Gertrude
Cloninger, who was driving tha
vehicle, her father's grocery delivery
truck. Ida Bets/ 16, U lb " a local
hospital with both legs broken. The
girls were all from Besserfier jjity,...-1
Wllh both legs broken, with bruiaea
and possible internal injuries, Miss
Ida Bess, 16, also of Bessemer City, I
sixth occupant of the truck, lies in a
hospital here tonight. Her condition
was regarded as serious, but medical
attendants said that hope,, was held'
for her recovery.
The tragedy occurred at six o'clock
at Gamble's^crossing, about three
miles from this city, and, on the Bessemer
City road. The light truck
driven by Miss Cloninger was completely
demolished when the heavy I
engine, one of the new locomotives
placed in tier'dr* Hr.au/ the Crescent
Limited between Atlanta and Sails-'
bury, plunged into it. Death wflM
thought to _have-4>???"inet^t?Haeeii|i fl
H&at leasty^our of the victims.
I r Witnesses of the wreck described
the scene as one of horribly mangled
bodies and much blood. The motof?: B
car, reduced to splinters, was scattered
along the railway right of way
Band the torn ?nd bleeding bodies of
the five girls \ffew3 strewn aTong the
track from the tremendous impscW_l
The girls, all employes of thVfl
Jfcagan mills at Bessemer City, were
Berr route to their homes from C?asBtonia.
Approaching the railway
(crossing, Miss Cloninger was said to
have driven around another afttomoB-bUe,
stopped ""beside the track to
Bgwait the passing of the train. The
truck was described as crossing the
north bound and onto the south bound
track, to be dashed to pieces by
Oprushing train.
? 1 ~.
Traffic Signal To Be IwstaUed J
City council at its last meeting de?
(oVdrrl to install electric traffic signals
at the intersection of Broad and
DeKalk streets, and an order has
been placed for same. It will measure
four feet at the base and stand
twelve feet high over aU, equipped
with the usual red and green "stop'*:
and "go" Signals on all fop~ sides.
This will allow one left tu^ that iVI
tlie .city will try this out ^ofr the
present, knd if found; unfcatisfa^fcory
the left turn will be abandoned and
not allow ariy but right turns. There
will be no *U" turns. A?]W ^ ,
also be necessary - to install traffic
sigtolds'at the cbrner of Broad and
Rutledg* at;re*ts if jt c?J?W traffic
to be.tpo heavy at this pbint, I
Mr. Frank C. Jones, who has been
serving as extra policeman in the
place ofiMr. H. D. Hilton, who was
recently elected chief, was elected i?
regular policeman to?Jake|the place
of ML CUF: Cooley who has^ peen
promoted as aeVgeant. 7
FUh_Supp?r at Wsttree
fieb supper will be given at We?t
W6^^^Acbool.v,liy^the
School Improvement Association on
Thursday evening, Angustl?th, . we
pro<#eds to go to the benefit of tlie
to attend. The supper^wM?be served,
beginning ht?~SlX o'cloakr^ near the
17atarM Tower Company station.
IS?feSSc
ijjii ~i i '
J Letter To Candidates , '
> CvmiyChairman R. H. Hiljop ha?
mailed the foffowlng latter to c*mhdates
so there ttfll be no mistake i
about filing thair pledges^^.^^ J
vfihto call to your attention the
fact that the time: for candidate* to
and wfjTbpen at Bethuno on Monday,
bat ^ ThT"^^
while RWRy*,k*o? k?*you should desire
to Qualify on either Ot thOse days,
comatOtse him fcnd l^ will accept
any information necesamj^^^p
MANY NEW FACES IN HOUSE.
Issue of Indirect Taxation Hu Enterad
Couny Canpaifiu.
(By John K. Aull, Special Correspondent
of The Chronicle.') ??$
- <iolumbia, 8. C.. August 2.?The
next general assembly will see a ihajority
of new members. Within the
pant few days, the issue of indirect
taxation has been injtjcted into the
vaiious county campaigns, dhd there,
is no telling where the votes will lie.
Speaker Brown will not be returned
to the house, for the reason that he
is a Candidate for the United States
Sei*at*' . jfe ?tnfc?L at Clarendon
county, speaker pro tern., is a candidate
without opposition for the State
Senate, from his county. That means
that My. Stukes, who had been prominently
mentioned for the speakership
of the house, will of course not be .a
candidate for tfiat office.
Over in the senate, Senator Alan
ident, pro tern. The presiding officer
of the- senate will lie chosen by the
people in the election this H Summer.
Either Senator Butler of CheroWe,
or Representative Sheppard of Edgefield
will preside during the next session.
0: During the past two weeks, which
have been regarded and so stated by
the newspapers as being a "rest period",
the candidat'ea have been active,,
especially in the Piedmont section of
the State.
There has been considerable comment
in Columbia, as the capital of
the State,?and this talk has radiated
down here for the reason that Columbia
is center , geographically and
otherwise?as to the, transportation
systems here. .1 r ^ I
Mr. John J. McMahan, who is a candidate
for governor, Trad who is also
state insurance commissioner, wrote
Dr. jBV F. Killings worth, a member of
between the state insurance commisftJ&aer
and the member of city counoiI
is interesting?to say the least.
On June 30, 102d, Mr. McMahan,
insurance commissioner, and candidate
for governor, wrote Dr. S. F.
KillingsWdrth, a member of city council,
as follows: "It has been brought
to the attention of this department
that you are offering insurance to
jitnay Vdrivers andFbur yecords dolnot
show that you art licensed as an insurance
agent, or that you are connected
with iri^ifiaurance company*
Please let me hear from you in regard
to this."
' Dr. KillingBWorth, then and now a
member of the city council, replied' as
follows: "I aim not offering, nor
writing bonds for the jitneys. They
Sre try |ng to get in afaapg- tO'term a
Mqtual bonding company and I am
helping them to get it up .but there
has been .no policies issued and will
not be until the law, is Complied with
In evertjtftitaiH Ashley Tobias is the
aitotnepF W. D* Barnett will be the
president; A. B. Langley, chairman
finance committee. The law will not
be violated, I am sure."
Mr. McMahan, .candidate for governor,
approached. this correspondent
in regard to the matters referred to,
and it was stated to Mr. McMahan
that this correspondent would be glad
to have lunation of why h*had
endorsed a note for Mr. John T. Duncan,
to enable Mr. Duncan to enter
the race&or Governo: ui';L .9^1
Mr, McMahan said that anybody
ought to know, fhpt ft. j?a attatter
of sportsmanship. However, Mr. McMahan,
^candidate for governor and
endorser of a note along with adjutant
general Doxicr, said: "Last yeaqv
when bonds upre required ?(HK
Dr. gfi: .fefc^SUlingsv/orth of this city
Jhterj*ted himself, to organise the
Vnio" a mutttfil casualty
and surety association to provide
their bonds a lotver cost than the
panies. It was currently understood
that th4:>tocl^.Companies might l*tt
even3onscnt topjjjjjpii:: bondijtf or the
jitney drivers, not desiring the busir
nWs7 ~ The fi^ ^requived-l^i^ieast two
hundred separate risks (cars) and
twenty persons insured (owners).
During the session of the legislature,
Mr. A. C. Tobias, an attorney of this
city came to me as the representative
of Dr. Killingsworth and the persons
for whom, he was acting, and asked
?ny approval of a proposed amendment
to the law reducing' the requirement
of separate risks by one-half,
making it 100 cars, ijt was stated
that l tV organization of a. - -mutual
aaaociatlon waa ve^y difficult unless
the number of risks waa reduced.
With mv SDDTQvaL the amendment
passed by Ofeigeneref ttMWfc*
rtfr it--i V<0 t&v-a-UWj . fcS1 igf
i risks and to start the Mutual Assoc!I
atiou; but o^defimte "information wai
i given me. On account of an oral in
qniry or complaint it my office,
chief clerk wrote, on Jane SO, 19M
s 'to Bt. wnftentorth. > iff' V -*m
K 1 JWfrP"";- ' B*3BT<e5? J - -* u > H
MAN WAJ$, KIDNAPPED*
^ "lv' r-r^iii I iiiiui-iy ?v~" - -:rr~
Bethune Had Mild \ Kxcitement Last
Saturday Night. ;\\>q?p|
Dr. L. O. Johnson, a pharmacist,
connected with the Bethune Drug
Company, of Bethune, is said to have
been kidnapped from thd* rear of his
drug store Saturday night and carried
away hurriedly in an automobile.
'-First news of the kidnapping reached
Camden by telephone call to the
sheriffs office late Saturday night.
Deputy Sheriff McLeod responded and
when.he reached Bethune the man
had returned to his home and he was
able to learn very little albout the occurrence.
A Chronicle man was at Bethune
Monday night when the ^Agndidategspoke
there and tried to get some
light on the affair, but if there were
any who know they, were keeping
quiet. ' It is said, however, the trouble
seems to have been brewing since last
March, when picric acid was found in
the automobile of Mr. A. K. McLaurin.
An investigation showed that
tracks leading from the MeLaurin car
parked near a church, lead "to the
home of Johnson, who war accused;
Johnson denied the charge, but when
a detective was sent there frdtn the
governor's office, ho was confronted
with the testimony and Johnson came
to CaAden and pleaded guilty before
a magistrate (And was fined $25 for
malicious mischief; . ?hce thAt time,
it ii said, Johnson had incurred the
enmity Of nearly the entire populace,
and Saturday night's affair is thought
to have been a result of this ill feel;
ing toward Johnson.'- :.U
JFrora what is talked around Bethune
one or hiore car*" drove heat"
to the drug store operated by John^.
son and while Johnson was at a pump
a> the rear of the store hfi. WAS.caught
by several men variously estimated
from four to eight, and whisked away
in an automobile . His wife heard his
cry for help and inuhediatdly sunt*
moried help from neighbors and
phoned the governor's i>fflee aq, well
?s to Camden. The kidnapping occurred
around nine o'clock and by
eleven Johnson returned to his home.
Whether he was whipped or passed
Up with A parsing to leave town was
not i known. But it is said hat he and
his wife renpiifhed in. Bethune until
Sunday afternoon whm they- departed.
Whether it was the work of Ku
Klux, local citizens or out of town
people, it is not known, for if anyone
knows around Bethune they are not
talking. It was stated by some that
Johnson recognized three -men in the
party but this could nbt be verified.
MANY TO VOTB THI8 YBAB
Enrollment Shows Decided Increase
"Ote'Pswfldus Yeai?
77-7-: / ?? . ~-'rr?
\yith all ef . the enrollment books
returned to. his office R. Hilton,
county chairman, announces th&t
5,862 voters'will be privileged to take
^art In this yilW primaries^ compared
with 4,647 enrolled in 1924 and
4,088 in 1922, x This figure sets $
.new high mark for Kershaw county
hnd represents nraetteaBv 'every
AVhlte"*dult cit)*f$;jwther are Very
TOWy;jf any, who failed ipgffrott; tffce
figures for thd three years Are shoWn
(below:
'belowli^BSW 1922 1 1924 r- 192&
Abney 64 68 32
Antiodi ..... 67 73 . 141
Belk Hill . . 89 101 . ?
Bethune . 366 403 , 403
Blaney ... . .188 292 388
Buffalb ^^^?; 182 - 268 :; 220
Camden * 889 ~ 1,148
Charltte Thompson 6^4 8g-;^ 103
'Cassatt V?v * ,7 . -7:78'-1 .99 - . .J89
DeKalb ..... 68 6.8 74
Doby's Mill .... 75 89 84
Enterprise .... 41 62 48
Gates Ford .... 62 46 78
Gumberry .... ? ? 70
Harmony ..... 38 6 0 43
hermitage Mill ,*18'$ 180 / 204
Kershaw V j V jg 262 276 * vjWE
Liberty'Kill''^^69*gv 71 -94
Lockhart \r* 71 182Lugoff
. |||gS 98 127.
Ned's Creek, 187 t?0 ? life
Oakland . . -.77. 77 22
pfee? Tret v - -42 '
Rabont Crossr'ds , 86 88 168
feelers Salt
Fbhf ,> .j?. "76 1161^123
Bendy Grove |^r57
Shaylor's Hill . . 68 61 51
twin Creeii 7 36 ? 45
Three Ca .. ,, ..118 792 182
Twenty. Creek ?6lfe^60 2^ - OP
Wateree Mills . . 265^ 244 269
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OPENS AT BBTHUNS.
County Cttitdidattm Off In Their ftace
-*% -r-tT* Bfflnnln* Monday. ' '
Next-Monday, August Otb, has been
set as the opening date for the county
candidates, when they will address
the'voters at Bethune, whero people
of the. entire eastern section of the
county generally ' greet them. The
change in the date for opening was
made.at a meeting of the Democratic
executive committee held last Friday.
Chief interest centers in the nomination
of a treasurer, road superintendent,
senator^ two representatives in
the house, judge of probate, auditor,
sheriff and the nomination of
magistrates and directors from various
townships.
In the race for senator, L. O. Fundeirburk
is being opposed for re-eiec- * :
Hon b?$buriff Grover C^Welsh, who
has declined to make the race for
sheriff again.
In the race for treasurer, D. M. Mc- v r,
Caskill is being opposed by S. Wylie /vs???Hogue.J,
Willis Cantey, John S.
Trousdale, and Oscar J. Smyrl who
is the lates entrant.
Since: the, withdrawal A of; forttler -\%J|
Judge'Mendel L .Smith, the race for
the House Witt beibetweeh "
Murchison, Loring Davis, T. K. Trotter,
and Newton Kelley.
Judge of Probate W. L. McDowell
Is being opposed for re-election by S.
N. Nicholson, ^preseut magistral;* " ; "" j"". gf
of DeKalb township, and K H. ArAuditor
B. "fi. Sparrow is being opposed
for re-election by /Cavltte W.
Jordan and Lee M. West.
The;face'.for'sheriff will be between
the present deputy, J. Henry McLeod, - 3
D. T. Yanbrough and J. E. Glitis.
For road superintendent, S. H. Mic- :
4flb-is-bdlttg oppbsed by- Henry
Muim and C. P. Loriek.
.Fo^i^ - . - jS
township the race is between H. G.
Oarrison, Jr., and B. P. DeLoache.
In Plat Rock township J .H. Sow?ll
has no opposition as county, director,
neither has D. M. Kirkley in Buffalo
For magistrate with office at Be ,
thune Jp^.Copelandfa being opposed ^ ; rrw&jM
by. W .A. McDowell and Clarence C.
Other announced candidates are J.
DgJIfftsor^ for magistrate for lower, * ' ij||?
Wateree; R. J. Branham for upper
Wateree; J. VanLandingham for j
upper" fyateree;' John D, Nelson .for y - y;y
lower Wateree; Thomas Wfc, y jeffersi
;|nagistratoSat B|ahey^ gtd Eddie Bar^S1-.
field for upper Wateree. . . j |
Th* lists have not closed yet and /
final datd^pl filing .pledges will be
Saturday night, August 7th. 'Other
s fc^ campaign'7 fpeaktag -.have
been arranged as the schedule below:
... Kershaw, Wednesday, August 11.
Blaney, ^ Monday^ A^^us^28^
Dr. Muilcr H-. R^frned.
y-Rey. R B. MoU.n.^ pf Calotte, '
,serm?n in
morning from the text, "God Is Love.N
the guest Mr. arid Mrs, D O.
Immediately after the sermon a
church conference was h^ld and a let,if*
was read from Dr.-: Edwin Muller, ' "fc
affray on'sick"leave, resigning"
as pastor of the chutch.^ Dr. Muller
;*offerod a frhyiicarbg^kdo^ ^ ^
time ago and it was on this account
jmSSe^sent in hit resignation. TMs
sjHffbring genuine regret to his
friends, n6t only cf^is own denotnK
nation but from p^ier denominations >
Dr. Muller,; always preached with
great earnestness, is a consecrated
. Christian gentleman whose influence
> fur good was a " "n|
munity and thgijrholc community grill 2
join in wishing that he may yet be
? spared many more^y^rs of useful